Clamp for silver-ware boxes



(No Model.)

G. LEISE; CLAMP FOR SILVER WARE BOXES.

No. 424,216. Patented Mar. 25, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC CONRAD LEISE, OF- NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ADOLF LUDIVIG, OF HOBOKEN, NEIV JERSEY.

CLAM P FO R SI LVER-WARE BOXES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,216, dated March 25, 1890.

Application filed June 14, 1889. Serial No. 314,289. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: upper end with a recessed jaw 17. The block 45 Be it known that I, CONRAD LEIsE, of the A is attached to the bottom of the box of silcity, county, and State of New York, a citizen ver-ware at that point where it is required for of the United States, have invented certain holding the shank of a spoon, fork, or other new and useful Improvements in Clamps for article. A movable jaw B is applied to the Silverare Boxes, of which the following is inclined face of the block A, the inner surface 50 a specification. a of said movable jaw corresponding with This invention relates to an improved clamp the inclined surface of the block A, so as to for supporting articles of silver and plated fit thereto. The spring-connection between is ware-such as forks, spoons, and the like, also the block A and the movable jaw B is made brushes, &c.-in the boxes in which they are by a U-shaped wire spring 0, which is pro- 5 5 sold. Heretofore these clamps were made of vided with flattened ends (I cl, that extend at jaws which were connected by spiral springs, right angles to the U shaped part of the spring the ends of which were attached to said jaws. and are driven into the block A and the mov- I 5 These clamps are comparatively expensive, able jaw B, respectively, as shown in Fig. 2.

owing to the spiral springs employed and the IVhen the jaws are spread apart, theU-shaped 6o difficulty of connecting the jaws by the wire spring is set to tension, so that the jaws springs. clamp rigidly the shank of the article of the The object of this invention is to substitute silver-ware inserted between the same. a clamp of a simpler and cheaper construc- The wire springCcau be made very cheaply,

tion which has in all respects the same practiand is driven by one blow into the block A 65 cal advantages as the clamps heretoforein use. and movable jaw B, so that the parts of the The invention consists of a clamp for silverblank are thus quickly assembled, which en ware boxes composed of a main block having ables the clamp to be manufactured at less a recessed jaw at the upper end, a second expense than the clamps heretofore in use.

swingingjaw,andaU-shaped wire spring hav- Having thus described my invention, I 70 ing flattened shanks bent at right angles to claim as new and desire to secure by Letters the U -shaped portion and driven into the Patent fixed and swinging jaws of the clamp. A clamp for silver-ware boxes, consisting of In the accompanyingdrawings, Figurcl repa fixed block having a beveled side face and resents a front view of an open box of silvera recessed jaw at the upper end, a movable 75 ware with my improved clamp. Fig. 2 is a jawfitting on the beveled side,anda U-shaped perspective View of the clamp, drawn on a' spring having flattened ends at right angles larger scale. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the to the U-shaped portion, said ends being same, showing the jaws of the clamp spread driven, respectively, into the block and jaw,

apart for holding an article; and Fig. 4 is a substantially as set forth. 8o perspective view of the spring employed for In testimony that I claim the foregoing as connecting the jaws of the clamp. my invention I have signed my name in pres- Similar letters of reference indicate correence of two subscribing witnesses. 4o sponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the main CONRAD LEISE. block of my improved clamp for silver-ware lVitnesses: and other boxes, which block is provided at PAUL GOEPEL,

one side with a tapering face a, and at the LOUIS C. RAEGENER. 

